Practice Nurse
Wealden Ridge Medical Partnership
Heathfield, TN21 8JD · Newick, BN8 4LRView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
30 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
Our dedicated team of nurses is looking to recruit a highly motivated nurse to join them. Experience in cervical cytology, childhood immunisations, wo...
Primary Responsibilities
a.
Develop,
implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b.
Implement
and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c.
Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing
adverse effects on patients health
d.
Provide
routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based
evidence, NICE and the NSF
e.
wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
f.
Request
pathology services as necessary
g.
Process
pathology results as required
h.
Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary/specialist care as required
i.
Ensure
read codes are used effectively
j.
Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
k.
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
l.
Recognise,
assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
m.
Implement
vaccination programmes for adults and children
n.
Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
o.
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies
p.
Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately
a.
Develop,
implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
b.
Implement
and evaluate individual treatment plans for chronic disease patients
c.
Identify,
manage and support patients at risk of developing long-term conditions, preventing
adverse effects on patients health
d.
Provide
routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical-based
evidence, NICE and the NSF
e.
wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients
f.
Request
pathology services as necessary
g.
Process
pathology results as required
h.
Provide
chronic disease clinics, delivering patient care as necessary, referring
patients to secondary/specialist care as required
i.
Maintain
accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
j.
Ensure
read codes are used effectively
k.
Develop,
implement and embed well woman clinics
l.
Develop,
implement and embed well man clinics
m. Chaperone patients where necessary
n.
Assist
GPs with minor surgery when required
o.
Prioritise
health issues and intervene appropriately
p.
Support
the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
q.
Recognise,
assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs
r.
Implement
vaccination programmes for adults and children
s.
Support
patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over-the-counter
medicines (within own scope of practice)
t.
Liaise
with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported
appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)
u.
Delegate
clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and that the
task is within the scope of practice of the individual)
v.
Support
the clinical team with all safeguarding matters, in accordance with local and
national policies
w.
Understand
practice and local policies for substance abuse and addictive behaviour,
referring patients appropriately
x.
Deliver
opportunistic health promotion where appropriate
Wealden Ridge Medical Partnership (WRMP) are a friendly, semi-rural GMS practice with four sites, Newick Health Centre, Heathfield Surgery, the Firs Surgery and Chailey Surgery with approx. 22,000 patients. The team comprises of 8 GP partners and 9 Salaried GPs, 3 Pharmacists, 2 Pharmacy Technicians, 6 Practice nurses, 4 HCAs and a large admin and reception team. The clinical system used is Emis.
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered Nurse
Desirable: - Postgraduate diploma or degree (Primary Care)
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Wound Care/removal of sutures and staples
- ECGs
- Venepuncture
- New patient medicals
- Chaperone procedure
- Requesting pathology tests and processing the results advising patients accordingly
- Immunisations (routine, childhood & NHS travel)
- Understands the importance of evidence-based practice
- Broad knowledge of clinical governance
- Ability to record accurate clinical notes
- Abilityto work within own scope of practice and to understand when to refer to GPs
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Understands the requirement of PGDs and associated policies
- Skills:
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Strong IT Skills
- Clear, polite telephone manner
- Competent in Office and Outlook
- Emis user skills
- Effective time management (planning and organising)
Desirable
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Asthma
- Spirometry
- CHD
- Women's health (Cervical cytology, contraception etc)
- Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
- Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Experience
Essential: - Experience of working in a primary care environment
Desirable: - Experience of working as a practice nurse or community nurse; - Experience of chronic disease management
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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